mrsmackpaul Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Well it's new years day here now, stinking hot again, up near 100 or more today Was a good boy last night and made it to 11pm, woke up woth Miss Molly the gun shy border collie curled up on the floor beside the bed, she dont like them fire works at all Anyway truck pics These are photos of a much modified Diamond T in NewZealand Now this is a hot rodded Diamond T 980 or 981 This truck was created by a bloke by the name of Bob Corden from Kerikeri Engineering from Northland NewZealnd in the 1970's Is or was powered by a 250 Cummins, note the one piece windshield, custom guards, and everything else custom from front to back Apparently the consensus is the headlights are from a Nissan Cedric Now these arent my photos at all and must thank Hamish Petrie for these, some of you blokes will know of Hamish from Just Old Trucks Forum Anyway, hope everyone's heads aren't to sore in the new year Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30496-misc-trucks/page/19/#findComment-519438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Looks like Diamond-T and Sterling may have used the same cab in this era Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30496-misc-trucks/page/19/#findComment-519650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 8 hours ago, james j neiweem said: Looks like Diamond-T and Sterling may have used the same cab in this era But neither of them had a 1 piece windshield.. And it does Not look like the IH Compfovision cab either??? Totally flat windshield with the wipers mounted above it.. This truck may have a Diamond T chassis and power train but that whole cab assembly came from somewhere else!!!!! Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30496-misc-trucks/page/19/#findComment-519797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Brocky, that cab is highly modified 980 or 981 cab, a huge amount of work for a one piece wind screen Dunno if it still exists, guessing it went in the scrap bin long ago Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30496-misc-trucks/page/19/#findComment-519880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 OK Paul!!! Actually someone must have spent a bunch of time and money building it.. And/or scrounging pieces from other trucks and building it.. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30496-misc-trucks/page/19/#findComment-519964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Yeah Brocky your right What I guess a lot of people in the States dont understand is just how hard it was to get good trucks for many many years after WW2 in Australia and even more so NewZealand The Kiwis really were the masters of custom rebuilding of trucks for many decades, NewZealand was broje after WW2 and there was like Australia huge import duties for countries out of the Commonwealth Pommy trucks never quite cut it in the colonies, so ex army US trucks were used and rebuilt and modified for at a guess, up to 30 years of age Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30496-misc-trucks/page/19/#findComment-521312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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